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Owner: Cris Samontina Saranza
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Paper Title: A Classroom Observation With English as Medium of Instruction in Taiwanese Senior High Schools
Session Title: International Views on Language of Teaching and Learning
Paper Type: Paper
Presentation Date: 4/25/2022
Presentation Location: San Diego, California
Descriptors: Classroom Research, ESL/ENL, Student Behavior/Attitude
Methodology: Qualitative
Author(s): Cris Samontina Saranza, St. Paul University; Ju-hui Wei, National Sun Yat-sen University; Sonika Saini, National Sun Yat-sen University; Yeimy Stefany Páez Roa, National Sun Yat-sen University; Hsueh-Hua Chuang, National Sun Yat-Sen University
Unit: World Education Research Association
Abstract: This study determined the issues of students in English as Medium of Instruction (EMI) classrooms. A cultural course was created where classroom observations were conducted among 58 students in two senior high schools in Taiwan with supporting data from questionnaires and interviews of some students and high school teachers. Data analysis revealed five themes: the English language barrier, teamwork, course content performance, students' academic load, and art of questioning. The present study provides an increased understanding of issues faced by students in EMI classrooms, recommendations, as well as implications to EMI teaching.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3102/1897109